At the same time, at Otto Technologies …
Chang You was restless as he paced back and forth in the office.
"I still can't contact Boss Pei.
"There's no news from Huang Sibo either.
"Forget it, I can only make the decision myself."
Chang You thought about it for a long time and felt that this matter could not be delayed any longer. He immediately gathered his subordinates for a meeting.
"The situation has changed.
"Tomorrow is Beautiful was released in the wee hours of this morning. The response was very enthusiastic and completely exceeded our initial expectations!
"Therefore, I think we can use the second plan.
"Little Jiang, come and introduce it to everyone."
The young man at the side had already printed out the plan and handed it to everyone present. Then, he walked to the screen of the projector and began to introduce the alternative plan that had been formulated before.
"We had designed several plans for the appearance of our cell phones.
"Everyone knows that these plans are very similar. That's because Boss Pei had clearly stated that the logo must be big and eye-catching.
"Therefore, we designed many different logos and made a color design for the cell phone's outer shell based on these logos.
"We had originally decided on a minimalist logo, but our plan had to change as Tomorrow is Beautiful was released."
"At that time, the crew of Tomorrow is Beautiful had asked us for a logo advertisement plan. Now, the advertisement plan that we had given them has been filmed by them and appeared in the movie. For example, this one. "
Little Jiang pressed a button, and the large screen of the projector began to play the advertisement video.
The drone came to collect the takeaway, but the takeaway was too far away. Thus, the restaurant owner took his cell phone and connected it to the drone to power it. The drone passed through the desert, storms, and all kinds of bad weather. It still had more than 30% battery left after returning.
The logo on this cell phone was one of the logos that Otto Technologies did not choose.
This was the most futuristic of all the logos that had been designed. It was an abstraction of the four letters OTTO. It looked a little like an infinity symbol and had a very postmodern feel.
Little Jiang said, "We did not choose this logo before mainly because we thought it was a little too cool. We are a new cell phone brand, and it is a little hard to hold.
"However, from the current situation, the audience is quite receptive to this advertisement and the appearance of this cell phone!
"At the same time, considering that the movie will continue to be popular for a period of time in the future, we will definitely gain the favor of many movie fans by introducing a cell phone with such an appearance.
"In addition, our production of this batch of mobile phones is not high. It might not be a bad idea to make it a fan-oriented product."
After Xiaojiang finished speaking, everyone began to discuss.
"I always thought that this logo was the best!"
"The commercials of the mobile phone in the movie are quite good. Even if the movie is stopped in the future, we can use these commercials to advertise on video websites or TV programs. This will greatly reduce the cost, so the mobile phone must be made with this appearance!"
"I think so too. It would be a waste not to use such a good advertisement."
"Er … Boss Chang, what does Boss Pei think?"
Everyone turned to look at Chang You.
Chang You hesitated for a moment. "I haven't contacted Boss Pei yet. He should be quite busy during this period."
Everyone looked at each other.
"I don't think Boss Pei would object to this."
"I heard that Boss Pei was the one who wrote the movie script. It was also Boss Pei's decision not to bid for the advertisements in the movie. Did Boss Pei plan to do this from the beginning? "
"Hmm, it seems to make sense."
Everyone thought about it. The advertisements had already been released, and the audience approved of them. There was no reason not to use them, right?
Chang You immediately decided. "Alright, since that's the case, we'll use this logo and appearance. Hurry up and come up with a new plan based on this logo for the factory!"
…
At Dream Realization Ventures …
He Desheng looked at his cell phone screen with a conflicted expression.
"Boss Pei still hasn't replied to my message.
"Should I … make a call?
"Could Boss Pei be busy now? It feels a little abrupt. "
During this period, the popularity of 'Top Student, Come Quick' was still rising. Apart from He Desheng's original funds for publicity, the other investors were also paying out of their own pockets to do publicity for 'Top Student, Come Quick'.
The reason was simple. Xude Education would only be willing to spend so much money on it if it was popular!
During this period, He Desheng had been following Boss Pei's instructions and slowly selling off 'Top Student, Come Quick's shares.
Since last week, He Desheng had attended several shareholders meetings for 'Top Student, Come Quick'.
He was a core member of 'Top Student, Come Quick's' main creative team and the person-in-charge of Dream Realization Ventures. He was managing these shares on behalf of Boss Pei.
After all, Boss Pei was too busy. He could not possibly be present every time he sold some shares and participate in the complicated transactions.
The task of these shareholders meetings was very simple. He was to discuss the share transactions with Xude Education's representative.
The other shareholders were already selling their shares one after another. Xude Education's shares in 'Top Student, Come Quick' were increasing.
An investor who had originally invested three million yuan sold all his shares in one go. He sold all his shares for eight million yuan. That was more than double his initial investment!
At the moment, the valuation of 'Top Student, Come Quick' was close to forty million yuan. The investors wanted to cash out and leave. Xude Education would definitely try to bargain with them when they sold their shares. Even so, they still made a lot of money.
He Desheng could tell that Xude Education had been duped by these old foxes.
Of course, he could not say that they were duping them. Xude Education really wanted this application.
As a wealthy educational organization, Xude Education had always hoped to have an application that could continue to expand its influence. Acquiring it was equivalent to gilding its reputation.
Boss Li and the others wanted to cash out, and Xude Education wanted to gild its reputation. Everyone was willing to take the hit, and there was nothing to criticize.
Of course, He Desheng would not expose them. That was because he knew that this project had been created to cash out from the start.
Now that Boss Li and the other investors had paved the way, He Desheng was naturally happy to go along with the flow. There was no reason for him to say anything.
Xude Education had a strong desire to acquire the project in order to gain absolute control. It especially craved He Desheng's shares.
He Desheng finally understood why Boss Pei had been emphasizing on selling slowly.
Obviously, it was to maximize profits!
As' Top Student, Come Quick 'became more popular, Xude Education held more and more shares. The price of the remaining shares was also increasing.
After selling a few more shares, He Desheng's remaining shares had reached Boss Pei's minimum requirement, which was about twenty percent.
This was especially so for the last transaction. Xude Education had willingly become a sucker in order to increase its control over sixty-seven percent of the project's shares to a high price.
Based on the estimated value of forty million yuan, selling all the shares would roughly earn fifteen million yuan. After deducting the initial investment of two million yuan, the project had earned more than ten million yuan so far. What's more, it still had twenty percent of the shares.
Now, He Desheng was conflicted. Should he sell the twenty percent of the shares or not?
That was a huge sum of money as well!
Of course, He Desheng did not dare to sell the shares on his own. After all, Boss Pei had said that he had to keep twenty percent of the shares.
However, if he did not sell the shares, he would feel that he had not sold them cleanly. That seemed to conflict with Boss Pei's original intention.
Or rather … he did not do it cleanly.
After thinking for a long time, He Desheng decided to give Boss Pei a call.
…
Pei Qian was lying in bed like a corpse when his cell phone rang.
"Eh? Is it He Desheng? "
He quickly picked up the call.
"Hello? What's the matter? "
He Desheng was stunned. He did not expect Boss Pei to pick up the call so quickly. What's more, Boss Pei did not seem to be very busy.
"Oh, Boss Pei, I've already sold twenty percent of the shares according to your previous request. Do you want to continue selling them? If I sell all of them, I think I can earn another four to five million yuan. "
Pei Qian, "…?"
He could not connect to He Desheng's channel at that moment.
He had sold twenty percent of the shares so quickly? What's more, he could earn four to five million yuan by selling the remaining twenty percent?
I remember that the shares were at sixty percent previously …
How much did he earn from selling those shares to destroy the confidence of the other investors?!
Pei Qian quickly asked, "What's the current valuation?"
He Desheng answered honestly, "About forty million yuan, Boss Pei."
Pei Qian, "?"
That's not right. That's not how the script should be, right?
Pei Qian was very confused. Logically speaking, wasn't it obvious that he was running away by selling his shares? The other investors should have sold their shares along with him. Then, everyone's confidence would have been crushed. The company's valuation would have collapsed instantly, and no one would want the shares.
Yet, he had already sold so many shares. How did the company's valuation increase?
The last time he had an impression of it, the company was valued at twenty-five million yuan, right?
Pei Qian fell silent. He did not know what to say.
He Desheng did not dare to rush him either. He thought that Boss Pei was thinking about a very profound investment problem and a strategy to deal with it.
Pei Qian thought for half a minute and asked, "What about Boss Li's shares, then?"
He Desheng said, "He sold them to Xude Education, just like we did. Xude Education spent a lot of money to buy the shares. Currently, they hold more than sixty-seven percent of the company's shares.
"Of course, that's also why Xude Education is no longer that desperate for the twenty percent of our shares. It's impossible for them to buy it at the previous price. I think we can sell it for four to five million yuan at most."
Pei Qian's head was filled with question marks.
What the hell was Xude Education?
None of the previous investors were like that, right?
After being stunned for a moment, Pei Qian suddenly realized something.
Sh * t, I've been hyping things up. Something bad has happened! An outsider has come to mess things up!
Xude Education must have taken a liking to 'Top Student, Come Quick' and taken the initiative to take over. It just so happened that many investors were selling their shares. That's why Xude Education bought them all!
Pei Qian had a bad feeling about this. He asked tentatively, "So, how much did we sell our shares for?"
He Desheng said, "More than 15.6 million yuan. I have to check the exact figure. Please wait a moment …"
Pei Qian felt a little dizzy. "There's no need to check …"
It's over!
This matter is going to be hard to clean up!
Pei Qian had said that he only wanted to lose two million yuan at the beginning. However, he did not know how he managed to make more than thirteen million yuan!
What the hell did he do?!
Pei Qian tried his best to calm himself down. He cleared his throat and said, "If — I'm just saying if — I want to buy all these shares back now, I would have to spend … a lot of money, right?"
He Desheng was amused. "Boss Pei, you're so humorous. This is not about money. Xude Education wants absolute control over this project. We've just bought it. How could we sell it?"
Pei Qian, "… It's fine, then."
He Desheng sensed that Boss Pei was about to hang up. He quickly asked, "Then, Boss Pei, are we still selling the remaining twenty percent of our shares?"
Pei Qian, "No!"
With a 'beep', the call was hung up.
He Desheng looked at his cell phone screen, confused. "It looks like Boss Pei has a backup plan, but … why do I feel like Boss Pei is unhappy?"
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